Research Project Manager Regional Radiology

Freeman Hospital; Carthage (MO); Remote; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Freeman Hospital is seeking a Research Project Manager for the Regional Radiology team to oversee project management tasks and assist in facilitating radiology-led research across various trusts. This role involves collaborating with different professionals, providing education on research processes, and ensuring project milestones are achieved. Ideal candidates will possess a degree in clinical research, advanced project management skills, and a background in research settings.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification and/or experience in clinical research.
• Advanced knowledge in setting up clinical trials and project management.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Manage radiology research projects, ensuring milestones are met.
• Coordinate meetings and assist with funding applications.
• Support radiology colleagues in developing research projects.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Leadership

Data Analysis

Education

Degree in Clinical Research or related field

Job description

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Research Project Manager Regional Radiology

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Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Job Overview

Would you like to work with radiology research teams across the NENC region to actively manage project specific activities, ensuring identified milestones and targets are met? Do you enjoy coordinating varied management, steering group, and project specific meetings to ensure progress against objectives is being maintained?

You will join the North East and North Cumbria (NENC) Imaging Academy, offering support and guidance to people in a variety of radiology roles from the 8 NENC Trusts. You will also work collaboratively with the NIHR Research Delivery Network Imaging Lead.

This role is 37.5 hours/week based in your own home, until 31st March 2026, flexible working considered. Secondment requests are welcome.

• Interview Date Wednesday 18 June 2025
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
  
  

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Main duties of the job

The focus of this role is to work with the NENC Radiology Research Lead Radiographer to encourage and support radiology-led research throughout the 8 NENC Trusts. You will support Radiology colleagues by providing education and signposting on how to convert a research idea into a working research project. Also assisting with funding applications and collating data for study set-ups.

The role will require advanced organisational skills to manage multiple projects at various stages of development with various deadlines. Applicants need to be able to analyse data to look for themes to feedback to staff verbally and in reports. You will need interpersonal and leadership skills to facilitate collaborative working relationships.

You will work alongside different professionals from many different organisations involved in radiology research. An NHS and research background will help the post holder understand the context for the work.

Working for our organisation

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
  
  

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

• To provide proactive research support to Investigators and teams seeking to set up and manage research studies within or requiring support from radiology.
• Study management responsibilities for radiology studies.
• To provide support to the research team in relation to research governance responsibilities.
• In association with the radiology research teams, actively manage project specific activities, ensuring identified milestones and targets are met.
• Prepare detailed study timelines for specific projects, monitoring study progress on a continuous basis, with a clear understanding of any impact on the critical path.
• Identify mechanisms for the early identification of potential issues in meeting milestones and development of potential solutions, including revisions to financial flows, along with the investigator and other teams.
• Co-ordination of various management, steering group, and project-specific team meetings to ensure appropriate progress against objectives is maintained.
• A conduit for regional radiology research teams across the other relevant teams supporting the project including, but not limited to Sponsor, finance, Grants & Contracts team, R&D and other support departments.
• Maintenance of research activity databases and assistance with the development of milestone/annual reports to the relevant funding bodies.
• Work collaboratively with wider R&D Team, providing support where required.
  
  

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential criteria

• Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification and/or experience of working in clinical research
  
  

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Advanced knowledge and expertise (to post graduate level equivalent) in setting up a variety of types of clinical trials/research studies (ideally, in a study/trial co-ordinator role) and the respective approvals and permissions required
• Knowledge of funding streams and award contractual obligations including financial flows
• Experience of project planning and management using advanced organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects at various stages of development with various deadlines
  
  

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including presentations
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and leadership skills and ability to facilitate collaborative working relationships
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Ability to analyse, interpret and compare data
  
  

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

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Documents to download

• JD & PS (PDF, 120.5KB)
• Newcastle Staff Benefits (PDF, 274.4KB)
• Behaviour and Civility Charter (PDF, 93.8KB)
  
  

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name Clare Moody Job title Superintendent Research Radiographer Email address [e-mail]

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management and Information Technology

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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